Tokyo Metropolitan Police on Wednesday announced the filing of charges against seven male members of a high-end sports car club for exceeding speed limits and licensing violations, reports the Sankei Shimbun (June 25). (Tokyo Reporter)
Tokyo cops: Elite sports car club too fast, too furious
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Takata chief apologizes in 1st appearance since massive recalls
Troubled Takata Corp.'s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Shigehisa Takada offered an apology on Thursday over the company's defective air bags, making his first appearance since the crisis arising from its potentially deadly products deepened last year. (Kyodo)
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Tokyo boy dies trapped inside washer-dryer
A seven-year-old boy died this month after being trapped inside a front-loading washer-dryer at his home in Ome, western Tokyo, it was learned Friday. (Jiji Press)
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Tokyo stocks drop on position-adjustment selling
Stocks lost further ground on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday, driven down by position-adjustment selling and profit-taking prior to the weekend and the end of the month. (Japan Times)
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Japan's night train: The sleeper car adventure
Let's board a night train with sleeper cars from Tokyo to the Sea of Japan! This video guide will walk you through the JR Sunrise Izumo
Express from Tokyo Station to Izumo. (WAORYU ONLYinJAPAN)
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Abe regrets LDP lawmakers' anti-media criticism of security bills
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his regret Friday for remarks made by younger lawmakers from his Liberal Democratic Party, which blamed negative media reports for the low public popularity of bills that would expand overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces. (Kyodo)
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Household spending posts 1st rise in over a year
Japan's household spending in May posted its first increase in one year and 2 months. (NHK)
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18-year-old youth arrested for killing father
Police in Sapporo said Friday they have arrested an 18-year-old youth on suspicion of killing his 51-year-old father. - See more at: http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/18-year-old-youth-arrested-for-killing-father#sthash.HiHL4HwN.dpuf (Japan Today)
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Shareholder meeting season peaks in Japan
This year's season for general shareholders meetings peaked on Friday in Japan, where companies face stronger pressure for accountability to owners under a new corporate governance code. (Jiji Press)
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Man gets death penalty for indiscriminate murder of 2 in Osaka
A district court sentenced a 40-year-old man to death Friday for the indiscriminate murder of two pedestrians in the western Japan city of Osaka in 2012. (Jiji Press)
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G-7 foreign ministers to meet in Hiroshima
Hiroshima will be a venue for the Group of Seven foreign ministers' conference related to the G-7 Ise-Shima summit next year, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a press conference Friday. (The Japan News)
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Japanese maglev train sets Guinness world record
A Japanese maglev train has set a Guinness World Record by traveling 603 kilometers per hour. (NHK)
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Japanese women go ape over surprisingly handsome gorilla
Who could resist that striking countenance, that chiseled brow — and that toned, furry butt? A surprisingly hunky male gorilla, Shabani, has female humans going ape after mugshots of the 18-year-old animal began going viral on Twitter. (CNN)
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Man in coma after being hit in eye by umbrella in fight with colleague
A 55-year-old man was in a coma on Saturday after he was hit in the eye by an umbrella during an argument with a work colleague in front of Tokyo station. (Japan Today)
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LDP division chief suspended over media-suppressing remarks
Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said Saturday that it has dismissed its Youth Division chief, Minoru Kihara, and banned him from holding party posts for one year amid controversy over media-suppressing remarks by some at a meeting of a party group headed by him. (Jiji Press)
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'Extreme kendama' sweeping the world
Japan's traditional kendama ball-and-cup toy has been reborn as a new sport and is attracting attention around the world. Professional players demonstrate their highly sophisticated techniques on Internet video sites, and a world championship event was held last year featuring the first monetary prizes to be awarded for kendama in Japan. (The Japan News)
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Funeral held for feline stationmaster
A funeral service was held at a railway station in Wakayama Prefecture for the late feline stationmaster known as Tama. (NHK)
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Solar Impulse takes off on delayed Pacific flight
The revolutionary Solar Impulse 2 aircraft took off early Monday for a flight over the Pacific Ocean, a spokeswoman said, the most ambitious leg of its quest to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun. (Japan Today)
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Japan May industrial output down 2.2 pct
Japan's industrial production in May fell 2.2 pct from the previous month, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Monday. (Jiji Press)
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Body dumped in cemetery confirmed to be Shinjuku woman
Tokyo Metropolitan Police last week confirmed that a body discovered buried in a cemetery in Kanagawa Prefecture is that of a 25-year-old woman who went missing two years ago. Police are now attempting to locate her son, reports the Sankei Shimbun (June 26). (Tokyo Reporter)
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